CII and SAMI to launch medical data underwriting project

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and SAMI Consulting are launching a research project to explore how the digitalisation of medical records can improve access to protection. Digital records and health data collected on apps, wearable tech and voluntarily offered to health service providers offer a wealth of underwriting data to insurers. Headed up by SAMI's Richard Walsh, the new research project will explore how underwriting data can be used to benefit customers, in particular helping those with pre-existing conditions with faster application and claims processes. Currently ...